wis bow huntr, I know to you and other northern guys you all probably think that hunting over a feeder is cheating. In texas where I'm at, if you don't use a feeder, I promise you won't see a thing unless you hunt a food plot. In a way it can be harder because the deer are already tense when coming into it and they always know where your stand is at and are looking up at you before you can see them. I wouldn't use feeders if i didn't have to but in texas, all i can say is good luck if you hunt somewhere that doesn't have a ton of deer.